Portland Firefighters Park
Portland Firefighters Park is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Elkhorn Mountain stands 679 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Messenger Bell, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 7.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Portland Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.3 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.9 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 13.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Crown point · 22 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Messenger Bell: 0.0 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Captain John H. Couch: 0.3 mi
- Lovejoy Columns: 0.5 mi
- Lovejoy Columns: 0.5 mi
- Howard's Way: 0.0 mi
- Howard's Way: 0.0 mi
- Howard's Way: 0.0 mi
- Facing the Crowd: 0.0 mi
- Facing the Crowd: 0.1 mi
- Crystal Ballroom: 0.3 mi
- Portland Center Stage at The Armory: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.8 mi
- Portland Walking Tours: 0.9 mi
- Bill Naito Legacy Fountain: 1.0 mi
- Couch Park: 0.3 mi
- Glisan 14: 0.3 mi
- North Park Blocks: 0.6 mi
- Marine Layer Parklet: 0.6 mi
- Jamison Square: 0.6 mi
- Better Together Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lan Su Chinese Garden: 0.9 mi
- Sand and Stone Garden: 0.9 mi
- Shattuck Hall Ecological Learning Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Portland Japanese Garden: 0.9 mi
- Pittock Acres Park: 1.3 mi
- Marquam Trail: 1.7 mi
- Uhtoff Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Kehoe Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Pittock Bird Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Council Crest: 1.9 mi
- Elk Point: 3.0 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Swede Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Tabor: 4.8 mi
- Portland Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Oregon Jewish Museum: 0.6 mi
- Oregon Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Northwest Museum of Cartoon: 0.6 mi
- Wells Fargo History Exhibit: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area E: 3.1 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 5.3 mi
- Knapp Falls: 7.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.7 mi
- Singer Falls: 12.1 mi
- Poet's Beach: 1.4 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 2.2 mi
- North Beach: 6.0 mi
- Surprise Beach: 6.7 mi
- Lieser Point: 7.7 mi
- Waud Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.3 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.4 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.4 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Fulton: 3.7 mi
- Roy: 19.6 mi
- Greenville: 21.1 mi
- Champoeg: 21.4 mi
- Thatcher: 22.0 mi
- School District Spring: 15.1 mi
- Oliver Spring: 18.1 mi
- Giesy Spring: 21.0 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 21.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 22.5 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 17.7 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Portland Firefighters Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 46° | 679 m | 21.5 mi |
| Livingston Mountain | NE 55° | 595 m | 19.0 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 54° | 576 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 244° | 497 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 317° | 490 m | 16.6 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 52° | 437 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | W 275° | 392 m | 3.1 mi |
| Parrett Mountain | SSW 213° | 381 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, under a mile away.
- Pacific trillium1,117 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco793 obs
- Pacific Banana Slug768 obs
- Canada Goose721 obs
- Song Sparrow672 obs
- western redcedar602 obs
- Mallard597 obs
- American Crow571 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/71173007
Day trips start here
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 0 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 1 mi
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 2 mi
- Portland · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
- Beaverton · 6 mi
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